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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / October 2006Boney Protrusion Behind Molar
My wife [60 years young] had her wisdom teeth out decades ago. She just noticed what she feels is a boney protrusion about 3/8 inch behind her lower right first molar in line with where wisdom tooth roots would have been. I looked and observed a small even bump. I would say its just part of her jaw as the left side is similar but not as pronouced. [My jaw is completely smooth in that area.] She thinks she's re-growing wisdom teeth! I say its probably her jaw. Any idea what this is?  SignatureRemove -NOSPAM- to contact me. > My wife [60 years young] had her wisdom teeth out decades ago. She just > noticed what she feels is a boney protrusion about 3/8 inch behind her lower [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I say its probably her jaw. > Any idea what this is? When you say bony protrusion, does it stick through the gum? Steve No, just a noticeable bump which might be innocently mistaken as a root starting to emerge, so to speak. SignatureRemove -NOSPAM- to contact me. > No, just a noticeable bump which might be innocently mistaken as a root > starting to emerge, so to speak. There's no way to know without looking and taking an x-ray. The bone is occasionally prominent in the area, and of course it's possible that there was a retained root which worked its way to the surface. Have her point it out to her dentist next time she's there. Steve This will reassure her a bit until her next visit. Thank you! SignatureRemove -NOSPAM- to contact me. > This will reassure her a bit until her next visit. > Thank you! A patient of mine had a similar bony protrusion. She had her upper left wisdom tooth extracted and noticed it. If if feels bony hard it is a tori (torus) A xray will confirm Sounds like a good explanation here: http://www.dentalfind.com/glossary/torus.html Wife is Asian so fits profile. Thank you for sharing the term "tori." SignatureRemove -NOSPAM- to contact me. > Sounds like a good explanation here: > http://www.dentalfind.com/glossary/torus.html > Wife is Asian so fits profile. > Thank you for sharing the term "tori." You can have an exostosis almost anywhere. But it would not be called a torus on the posterior mandibular ridge. I've seen tori BTW in people of all races. Steve |
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